On behalf of the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) and the Vietnamese Association of Midwives, I extend my warmest greetings to participants.

I am proud to welcome you, the international midwives, nurse-midwives, medical practitioners, obstetricians, gynecologists and health care professionals from the Asia Pacific Region,Vietnam and international sites to the Asia Pacific Regional Conference 2012 in Hanoi, Vietnam.

The conference is organized in collaboration with ICM, the Ministry of Health, WHO and UNFPA Vietnam . It will provide the participants with opportunities to meet colleagues, share experiences, discover friendship and highlight our profession.